What color is #153C25?

#153C25 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #153C25?

The RGB value is 21, 60, 37: 21 red, 60 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #153C25?

The complementary color is #3C152C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #153C25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#153C25 color

#153C25 rgb(21, 60, 37)

Shades of green

The hex color #153C25 is a very dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 23.5% green and 14.5% blue (21, 60, 37).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 48% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Zucchini (#17462E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.32:1).

#153C25 color codes

HEX	`#153C25`
RGB	`rgb(21, 60, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 23.5%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 48%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 65%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 38%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.03, -20.18, 10.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.03, 22.61, 153.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.259, 3.525, 2.311)`
Decimal	`1391653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #153C25, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #153C25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#153C25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #153C25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #153c25; }
.text { color: #153c25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #153c25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 60 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #153c25, #153c39); }

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Questions

What color is #153C25?: #153C25 is a very dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Zucchini. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #153C25?: The RGB value is 21, 60, 37: 21 red, 60 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #153C25?: The complementary color is #3C152C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #153C25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.7:1 and white text 12.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.